Faucet.



C. E.. SHAPLEY'.-

FAUCEL APPLICATION FILED MAY 1. 1916.

.HTTa/PIYEY CHARLES EDWARD sHarLnY, or AUBURN, NEW Y BK.

To all'w h omz'ti may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES EDWARD SHAPLEY, a citizen of the United. States,

and'resident of Auburn, in the county of Cayuga, in the State of New York, have invented new and .useful Improvements 7 in Faucets, of which the following, takenin connection with the accompanying ClI'flW-f ings, is a full,clear, and exact description.

ThlS inventlon relates to certain improvements in faucets, adapted to be used more particularly in connection with bathtubs, hand basins, kitchen sinks, and the like, forsupplying hot or cold water, or both, through a single outlet nozzle. 7 r

I am aware that various forms of devices have been proposed for carryingout this broad object, but in the. majority of devices now in common use the valve operating handles are necessarily placed some distance apart or in such position that, it is practi cally impossible to operate both valves simultaneously by 'the same hand'in position for engagingeither of the operating handles therefor, while on the other hand other devices which employ means for operating I both valvessimultaneously by the hand in thesame position contemplate means where-f by it is impossible to operate Tone. of-the' valveswithout operating the other.

The main object, therefore, ofmypresent invention is to construct-and arrange the.

op'erating'levers for both valves in such manner that both may be-operated simul-- taneously. or .either independently ofnthe other, from any position of adjustment with the hand in one position. "lnother'words,

I havesought to bring the free ends of the levers into closejuxtaposition atjthe outside of the valvecase but with suflicient clearance between them to alloweither to be moved to i and from any positionof adjustment with-i out in any way interfering with the. other lever, and at the same time to permit both levers to be operated simultaneously by the same hand if desired.

Another'object is "to mount the levers so as'to move about a common axis and to arrange the handles substantially parallel with saidaxis and coaxial with each other when in their normal positions, with their bases adjacent and'theirf outer ends free for engagement by either hand.

Another object isto provide separate coaxial valveswith right and left hand screws respectively engaging, corresponding threads aim-T. I T

Specification of Letters Patent.

in the valve; case and arranged so that the inner ends of the handles will draw'slightly' B Y 7 apart when opening both valvessimultane f j p r ously.v

Another object is toprovide the valve case Patented Mar. 5,1913. v Application av' 191s. seria1m.94,s7i.f- I

with spaced partitions'betweenthe separate 1nlets for the purpose of forming an intervening air chamber and thereby reducing 65, I

to a. minimum the heating or cooling influence of the fluid in one passage upon that 1n the other passage.

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts of the devices will be brought out-in the following description.

In the drawings-.-

Figures 1 and 2' are, respectively, a top plan and a side elevation of'a faucet em tlon.

Figs. 3 andt-are, respectively, a horizon talsectional view and a vertical sectional. v1ew, taken on llnes 8'3 and 4.4, Figi'2',"

bodying the various features of my inven except that the major portions of the hand I leversin Fig. 4 are shown in elevation.

chambers 2 and -2 being separated by. spaced partitions 5- formlng an' i'ntervening air chamber, ,6.for. the purpose As illustrated, the faucet comprises a substantially T-shaped valve case ;1having separate inlet passagesor valves.if2' and 2"-- communicating respectively with op-' posite coaxial valve chambers and: 3- through suitablev ports lf*-and'- 4:-. when the valvesfareopened, Lthe of reducing to a minimum the 'heatingor chilling influence of the fluid in either chamber upon that in theiother chamber; 1 These. chambers '.2.', --'.'2-' and 6-' extend from a point at or near the outer end of the stem of the valve'c'aseto points in proximity to the opposite'sid )fath head" i thereof orbeyond the ports d ing provided with-lateral threaded openings -7 for the reception of-the adjacent endsw of correspondingly threaded elbows which in turn may be connected by unions"? +9- to separate supply pipes..l0-' and,

-lO'- for the coldtively.

and hot waterv respec- Suitable valves 1 1 and -11; as 1-: mounted in their, respective. chambers Y and 3 and cooperate with the correspending ports 4 and -4-. to control the passage of the fluids fromthe chambers 1 2 and..2 to the valve chambersv 7 ternally. threaded portions .-il6 of opposite inclination, engaging'in- -3 and3'-, which in turn are connected by branches l2 and l2 to a single delivery nozzle or outlet -'13" as shown more clearly in Fig. i. The valves ll and llare secured to the'inner" ends of separate coaxial valve stems 14.

and -14"- which are journaled in and extend to the outside of suitable glands ..15, and 15 in the opposite ends of the main body of :the valve case, .said valve stems being provided with enlarged ex- .,16 and corresponding threaded .:openings "-17..-

and +17 in opposite ends of the head of the valve case just outside of thecorrespond ing chambers 11 and -11for opening and closing the adjacent valvesas the; valve stems are rotatedin a manner pres-- ently described.

The glands 15- and +15' are formed in threaded bushings --l8- and -l8 and coaxial metal packing washers 19- and l9, the bushings-18 and -18 being screwed in threaded sockets in the adjacent ends of the valve case so that their outer ends are substantially flush with the corresponding ends of said case and are proziter which may pass the screw portions of r the valve stems, but. also afiord rigid and ment of said valves.

durable stops for limiting the opening move- The outer ends of the valve stems 14 ware tapered and 'uponthem are mounted separate valve operating levers -:21- and 2l'.. having correspondingly tapered ap ertures. for frictional locking engagement therewith, the levers being tightened and held on their respective valve stems by cap 7 screws -22-..

V This manner of fastening the levers to thevalve'stems permits them'to be adjusted rotarily to any desired position, preferably for holding their outer-ends in pexact alinement when in their normal posioutside thereof in proximity thereto, and

tions for closing the valves. I

The levers -.21v and 21-- are, there fore, movable about a common axis coincident with that of the valves, and, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4, extend radially at.

opposite ends of the valve case and then longitudinally toward each other alongthe then radially, preferably in parallelism, and

" in close juxtaposition, leaving just sufficient clearance between their free ends to permit either to be moved independently of the ment.

other to and from any position ofadjust:

'Theleve'rs 21- and' 21' are of sub- 7 stantially the same form and size but arranged in reverse order, as right and left,

and are provided at their outer ends with V Y handlesx23 and 23 extending J fromeach otherin' the direction of length of the axis of the valves, so that when the levers are in their normal positions for roles-.1

be; co axial.

V g :the :valves .thehandles will preferably 7 -It isevident fromthe foregoing tionthat each valveoperating lever, includ 1 ing its handle, is substantially U-shaped-and comprises addition to .the short radial portion which is attached to-the valvestemg asubstantially horizontal portion and: y the outer radial portion b-e, the horizontal corresponding l1andles..-23 and i23"+; 1

and the-valve :case withsulficient clearance f f the fingers ot the portions a being located between theirbetw-een them to receive operator.

The horizontal P s .arenearll' equal tohalf the length of the valvec se so;

as to bring the radial; handle supportingi port1ons.b into relatively close relation 1 nearv the transversecenter of said case,-there.-

by causingthehandlesrtoproject away from each other from their-respective bases or Y 1 points-of attachmentto their respectivele' vers, thusleaving the outer ends of the handles free for. engagement by the operator I 1 without interference onewith the other.

The adjaeentiouter ends or faces of the? levers are rfree from obstructions one with the otherand are spaced a sufficient distance apart to allow 'e1therto be movedto any-pp sition of adjustment Y about its axis without whileat the same time both handles are in sufliclently close relation to permitbothtd be operatedby thesame handat the same? I time. The; right and-deft hand threadsjon the valve stems are :so arranged as to cause; the levers to move gradually outwardly -as r the valves are opened, thuslpreventing any i possibility of thetwo levers coming into 0011 tact with each otherinany position of ad justment. 4;; V,

What I claim is:.

1. In a faucet of thecharacterdescribem the combination with a valve case and" separate coaxial valves therein; separate jleversj secured to the outer-ends of the valve stems for operating thevalves and-havingjtheir f intermediate portions extending toward each other along the outside of theflval v; ,I i

casejand their: outei ends extending *sub 12,5 7 1 stantially radially in closebutslightly spaced relation and provided withseparate handles} 1 In a faucet of the character described, W a valve casehaving separate-inlet passagesand spaced partitions separating; aid

1 aflectingt'he opera-tionxotthe other leven sages to form an intervening air space between the partitions, said case having separate valve chambers and ports connecting them with their respective inlet passages, the valve chambers being provided with separate branch outlets merging into a single outlet, separate valves controlling said ports, and separate operating levers for said valves movableabout a common axis each independently of the other, said, levers extending toward each other along the outside of the case and having radially extending portions provided with laterally projecting handles parallel with the axis of movement of the levers. v a

3. In a faucetof the character described,

a valve case having separate inlets, separate valve chambers, connecting ports between the inlets and their respective valve chambers, and a single outlet having branch passages leading from the valve chambers, coaxial valves in said chambers having valve stems extending through opposite ends of the valve case, separate levers secured at one end to the outer ends of the valve stems and having their intermediateportions extended toward each other along the outside of the case and their outer ends radially disposed in close but spaced relation near the transverse center of the case and allportions thereof movable in difi'erent paths independently of each other, and handles secured to said radial endse 7 p 7 LA faucet of the character described 7 comprising a valve ease having separate ini let passages and an air chamber between a said passages for insulating each passage from the other, said case having separate valve chambers connected by separate ports to their respective inlet passages and comeifi municating with one and the same outlet, coaxial valves controlling saidports and 7 having stems extending through opposite I ends of the case, and separate levers having corresponding ends secured to their respec-v tive valve stems and their opposite ends disposed radially-at opposite sides of, but ,in'; close proximity-t0, the transversecenter 'of the case and'provided with handles projecting from each other parallel with the axis of the valves, the intermediate portions of". said levers extending from the ends of the case toward each other between their, respective handle and case and in spaced relation 7 i I to the handles. 7 p In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand April, 1916. a

CHARLES EDWARD SHAPLEY.

Witnesses: SIDNEY J. STEELE, LOUIS E. FIERQ.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of 2mm,

Washington, D. C. 

